I have a motivated seller who owes 220k in mortgage and is willing to take a hit and sell for 175k.

If you add the option that the property is vacant, thereby no income is being produced, you may find a very highly motivated seller.

Many condos have restrictions, such as 30-day minimum rentals or other requirements.Regarding the duplex, it sounds like you have leverage to make a lower offer because of the sellers' motivation.

Meet the seller at their property - Build some rapport & figure out if/why they are motivated to sell.  

Im looking forward to networking with all of you and maybe even some future ventures..Im gonna follow the advice given to me on this post so feel free to keep commenting and send anyone my way thats willing to work with a newbie full of motivation!!

The fire that got me motivated in the direction of a rehabbing business was a project that sold a few months ago.

Rushing to find a place for this tenant is apt to make you too motivated, make a mistake.

You are acting like a motivated buyer.

I have a couple buyers clients who aren't really motivated, and no listings yet.  

Focus on finding a motivated seller who hasn't already listed their property and if you find a good deal to wholesale you won't have to worry about finding a cash buyer, they will find you.